@hollyashtree.bsky.social
Writing and tiny ceramic creatures, with occasional drawings.
Pinned
Rather disquieting day of double digit temperatures and pouring rain, and the news that South African penguins are all starving.
I don't, thankfully, suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, but for the sake of my sanity, I do try and avert my brain from considering the worst consequences of the climate crisis too often. One thing that's been hitting recently is how Ireland's weather has changed within my lifetime. 1/3
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Rather disquieting day of double digit temperatures and pouring rain, and the news that South African penguins are all starving.
Orange pumpkin cat 🎃
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Orange pumpkin cat 🎃
Speaking on mental health in particular, I suspect that the issue might lie in the fact that if your condition is not severe enough to warrant inpatient treatment, but is too severe to be addressed by frontline medication *there is absolutely zero support*.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar
Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Speaking on mental health in particular, I suspect that the issue might lie in the fact that if your condition is not severe enough to warrant inpatient treatment, but is too severe to be addressed by frontline medication *there is absolutely zero support*.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How my cat sleeps after bringing a live mouse into the living room for her humans to catch.
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
How my cat sleeps after bringing a live mouse into the living room for her humans to catch.
Wonder how many times we'll all have to read the "Party McPartyFace" joke before this fiasco is over.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Wonder how many times we'll all have to read the "Party McPartyFace" joke before this fiasco is over.
I've once again had grand Christmas crafting plans I've utterly failed to deliver.
It's every year!! I really should learn my lesson and start in May.
It's every year!! I really should learn my lesson and start in May.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've once again had grand Christmas crafting plans I've utterly failed to deliver.
It's every year!! I really should learn my lesson and start in May.
It's every year!! I really should learn my lesson and start in May.
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Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
Feel the "but my London house is just a 3 bed" crowd are somewhat missing the ⭐️Yes But It Is Still Worth 2 Million Quid⭐️ point a little.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Feel the "but my London house is just a 3 bed" crowd are somewhat missing the ⭐️Yes But It Is Still Worth 2 Million Quid⭐️ point a little.
There are obvious MAHA, right wing wellness, free market tones here, but this is also an extreme culmination of very mainstream dismissal of childbirth and the endless appeals to 'nature' whenever pregnancy and childbirth is discussed.
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
‘Ignorant and life-threatening’: experts condemn Free Birth Society misinformation
Professionals say claims about birth, including excessive bleeding, blue babies and placenta care, are dangerous
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There are obvious MAHA, right wing wellness, free market tones here, but this is also an extreme culmination of very mainstream dismissal of childbirth and the endless appeals to 'nature' whenever pregnancy and childbirth is discussed.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
For better or for worse
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I haven't actually seen it but it will need to capture the vibe of Only Fools and Horses "Down to Margate" episode to be an artistic success, imo.
For better or for worse
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I haven't actually seen it but it will need to capture the vibe of Only Fools and Horses "Down to Margate" episode to be an artistic success, imo.
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
For better or for worse
---
I haven't actually seen it but it will need to capture the vibe of Only Fools and Horses "Down to Margate" episode to be an artistic success, imo.
For better or for worse
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I haven't actually seen it but it will need to capture the vibe of Only Fools and Horses "Down to Margate" episode to be an artistic success, imo.
I've done that thing where I liked something so dipped my toe into the subreddits and realised the fandoms are in a frothing war with some extremely niche bugbears
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I've done that thing where I liked something so dipped my toe into the subreddits and realised the fandoms are in a frothing war with some extremely niche bugbears
Cosmic momento mori cat 💀
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Cosmic momento mori cat 💀
It's this kind of faux-profoundity that fuels my low-stakes conspiracy that Rings of Power was largely written by AI and this was going to be triumphantly announced by Amazon when it was a barnstorming success, so they could enjoy the share price uplift of having the Makes Great Content machine.
Just had Gemini rewrite the story in the style of Cormac McCarthy (sorry CmC, RIP).
The river breaks the stone not in wrath but in the counting of days.
The general spat on the floor. He looked at the screen and then at the glass.
Damn them, he said.
[Nailed it!]
The river breaks the stone not in wrath but in the counting of days.
The general spat on the floor. He looked at the screen and then at the glass.
Damn them, he said.
[Nailed it!]
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's this kind of faux-profoundity that fuels my low-stakes conspiracy that Rings of Power was largely written by AI and this was going to be triumphantly announced by Amazon when it was a barnstorming success, so they could enjoy the share price uplift of having the Makes Great Content machine.
I made this guy at Halloween 🎃
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I made this guy at Halloween 🎃
A PR piece in the wild. "Will this film address all that horrible stuff? I guess we'll just have to watch it to find out!!"
Michael Jackson is moonwalking back, but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant?
Michael Jackson is moonwalking back, but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant?
Jackson’s songs are back on charts and biopic trailer racked up 116m views in 24 hours, yet there is a certain hesitation
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A PR piece in the wild. "Will this film address all that horrible stuff? I guess we'll just have to watch it to find out!!"
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What's your favourite ever movie review and why is it Gabe Delahaye's Eat Pray Love installment of The Hunt For The Worst Movie of All Time?
Man I miss Videogum.
stereogum.com/1765909/the-...
Man I miss Videogum.
stereogum.com/1765909/the-...
The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time: Eat, Pray, Love
A clarification: I haven’t read Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I actually really want to. I’ve hated that book for years, but I’ve never actually read it, and I think I owe MYSELF more. Forget E...
stereogum.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What's your favourite ever movie review and why is it Gabe Delahaye's Eat Pray Love installment of The Hunt For The Worst Movie of All Time?
Man I miss Videogum.
stereogum.com/1765909/the-...
Man I miss Videogum.
stereogum.com/1765909/the-...
I've never read the books but I suspect the new 'The Forsytes' series might be painting in somewhat broader strokes
Goodie: "I think men dying down mines is bad"
Baddie: "Men dying down mines doesn't matter if you make money!" 😈
Goodie: "I think men dying down mines is bad"
Baddie: "Men dying down mines doesn't matter if you make money!" 😈
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I've never read the books but I suspect the new 'The Forsytes' series might be painting in somewhat broader strokes
Goodie: "I think men dying down mines is bad"
Baddie: "Men dying down mines doesn't matter if you make money!" 😈
Goodie: "I think men dying down mines is bad"
Baddie: "Men dying down mines doesn't matter if you make money!" 😈
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November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Book bonanza this last birthday!
I'm entering my 68 year old mam era with the interest in WW2 history, naturally
I'm entering my 68 year old mam era with the interest in WW2 history, naturally
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Book bonanza this last birthday!
I'm entering my 68 year old mam era with the interest in WW2 history, naturally
I'm entering my 68 year old mam era with the interest in WW2 history, naturally
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the thing about the ed gein show is that it's extremely bad
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
the thing about the ed gein show is that it's extremely bad
The Internet has allowed adults to chase after the trends of youth culture for dissection and elderly mockery at alarming and unnatural speed. Leave them alone! We're not meant to know!!
LOL: is this the ultimate texting faux pas (and what should you use instead)?
LOL: is this the ultimate texting faux pas (and what should you use instead)?
From abbreviations to happy poos, gen Z has strong opinions on appropriate texting behaviour. But can anyone keep up with the ever-changing rules?
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Internet has allowed adults to chase after the trends of youth culture for dissection and elderly mockery at alarming and unnatural speed. Leave them alone! We're not meant to know!!
People in the UK need to realise this too. While better than the US, healthy food & cooking from scratch is more expensive.
Even reasonable people have this weird folksy idea that if you boil your chicken bones you can live on a thruppence, a those in poverty are either a) ignorant or b) feckless
Even reasonable people have this weird folksy idea that if you boil your chicken bones you can live on a thruppence, a those in poverty are either a) ignorant or b) feckless
Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
People in the UK need to realise this too. While better than the US, healthy food & cooking from scratch is more expensive.
Even reasonable people have this weird folksy idea that if you boil your chicken bones you can live on a thruppence, a those in poverty are either a) ignorant or b) feckless
Even reasonable people have this weird folksy idea that if you boil your chicken bones you can live on a thruppence, a those in poverty are either a) ignorant or b) feckless
Also on the subject: Millennials carefully avoiding emojis because the youth recognise them as cringe are COWARDS
I'm sure this has been said a million times before but aren't 100% of "Gen Z Traits" just being young?
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Also on the subject: Millennials carefully avoiding emojis because the youth recognise them as cringe are COWARDS